API Scam and anothers scams
why can't steam return my items if the items were stolen through the API, there is a 7-day trade ban so it won't let me inch to another account because that was the reason in previous years, now it's not like that and steam should return stolen items, it's best to reverse trade now the account that scammed me has a general trade ban so I should get the items back
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steam got scammed so often that they stopped replacing items
BJWyler 25 Jun @ 12:40pm 
Once upon a time, long ago, Valve did return stolen items. Then the scammers exploited that to hell and back again. So now, when people prove to be abject failures in protecting their accounts, the loss of items is a consequence.

Account security is 100% the user's responsibility. Random accounts simply do not get randomly "hacked." Simple as.

The most effective means of protecting your inventory is to not give away your account credentials by being greedy and gullible.

Not a single third party site can be trusted no matter how many random nobody YouTubers tell you otherwise. Not a single site, nor Steam Group, can be trusted no matter how many people use it (or claim to use it) and tell you it is safe, or they never had a problem.

Never vote for someone's team.

Never try to get that $50 gift.

Never listen to anyone on Discord saying they accidently reported you ...
...or that they are an admin ... or that they want to be friends and/or trade.

Trust no one.
Last edited by BJWyler; 25 Jun @ 12:41pm
Scrox 25 Jun @ 12:45pm 
my api is stolen from faceit group
Thiesen 25 Jun @ 12:48pm 
Interesting names in that history...

YOUR account ios compromized...
BJWyler 25 Jun @ 12:49pm 
Originally posted by Scrox:
my api is stolen from faceit group
Like I said, bub. Now you have learned a very valuable life lesson.
Scrox 25 Jun @ 12:51pm 
but if they banned the account that cheated me, they should have revoked the trade
Originally posted by Scrox:
but if they banned the account that cheated me, they should have revoked the trade
No.

But if you had been more careful with account security, none of this would have happened to you.

The issue is PEBCAK. Account security is the responsibility of the account holder. If you get your account compromised (which is needed for an API scam), that's on you. So are the consequences.
Last edited by Crazy Tiger; 25 Jun @ 12:59pm
pckirk 25 Jun @ 1:40pm 
all trades are final.. they can not be reversed for any reason.
Kargor 25 Jun @ 1:44pm 
Yeah, at some point Steam got tired of being everyone's safety net for doing stupid things.
Now, it's your account, your items, your problem.
Last edited by Kargor; 25 Jun @ 1:45pm
nullable 25 Jun @ 1:58pm 
Originally posted by Scrox:
but if they banned the account that cheated me, they should have revoked the trade

Keyword "if", because not everyone claims they've been scammed in hopes of getting items back from a trade they regret is being honest.

A lot of victims have a problem where they believe the system should re-align around their concerns. And they don't account for all the reasons why the system is like it is currently.

End of the day, trades aren't reversed, market transactions are final, and that's very good incentive to keep your account secure because failure to do so has tangible consequences, like it or not. So, how many times will you need to learn the lesson?

Last edited by nullable; 25 Jun @ 2:00pm
Thiesen 25 Jun @ 2:16pm 
ALWAYS treat your account as if your life depended on ikt...
Originally posted by nullable:
Keyword "if", because not everyone claims they've been scammed in hopes of getting items back from a trade they regret is being honest.
-Sell expensive item through grey market for money.
-Claim your account was 'scammed' to Support
-Support gives you the item back
-Now you have the item AND the money.

That happened enough times as for Steam to give a second thought to give back items.

Also.

-User gets scammed.
-User asks Steam for his items back
-Steam returns his items.
-User gets scammed again.

Some people unfortunately need to feel the burn to learn not to touch fire. Steam giving items back made too many people have a false sense of security that got them more likely and repeatedly into scams (Because well, they could always ask Support for their stuff back)
Originally posted by Scrox:
why can't steam return my items if the items were stolen through the API

Because "stolen" can be faked. Use a vpn to log in, transfer to middleman account, claim they were "stole" and get cloned copies as Valve will not take the item from some end user who was innocent, all simply because people are irresponsible with their account.
Scrox 26 Jun @ 1:11am 
Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:
Originally posted by Scrox:
why can't steam return my items if the items were stolen through the API

Because "stolen" can be faked. Use a vpn to log in, transfer to middleman account, claim they were "stole" and get cloned copies as Valve will not take the item from some end user who was innocent, all simply because people are irresponsible with their account.
but if someone was scammed and that account has already been banned from trading and still has your items, then steam should undo that trading by removing the items from that account
Originally posted by Scrox:
Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Because "stolen" can be faked. Use a vpn to log in, transfer to middleman account, claim they were "stole" and get cloned copies as Valve will not take the item from some end user who was innocent, all simply because people are irresponsible with their account.
but if someone was scammed and that account has already been banned from trading and still has your items, then steam should undo that trading by removing the items from that account

like everybody stated, items are not return. Also with scammers, those items most likely been traded away from that account what was used, and keep in mind, some profiles most likely is some user profile what was compromised
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